THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
537-UB40-Kingston Town.
1990-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 0.08.Kingston is actually a city,not a town.
UB40 have achieved three UK Number 1 singles all of which are cover versions.Kingston Town was also a cover,it was originally written and recorded by Lord Creator(born Kentrick Patrick) in 1970 and UB40 recorded the song for their 1990 Album ‘Labour Of Love 2.’
It was in France where the song had it’s greatest success,spending three weeks at Number 1 and at the current time of writing is the 426th best selling single of all time in that country.
‘The night seems to fade but the moonlight lingers on there are wonders for everyone.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
538-Meghan Trainor-All About That Bass.
2014-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.45.Lovin’ the ‘Phatt Bass.’
All About That Bass was the debut single from American singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor,it was co-written and produced by Kevin Kadish.The song is currently the 69th biggest selling song in Billboard history having spent 8 weeks at Number 1 in 2014.
Lyrically the song discusses positive thought of ones body image,challenging the stereotype person a magazine or other publication would publish as glamour.Trainor has received criticism in some quarters over the way she describes ‘skinny girls’ in the song.
‘Yeah my momma she told me don’t worry about your size she says boys like a little more booty to hold at night.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER
539-Neil Sedaka-Next Door To An Angel.
1962-Number 29 single.
Best Bit-At 2.09.There are worse things you could live next door to,how about Alice for instance.
This song was co-written by Sedaka and long term writing partner Howard Greenfield (March 15,1936-March 4,1986.) Together they were responsible for all of Sedaka’s big 60’s hits including Oh Carol,Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and Calendar Girl.
Their two most successful songs were made famous by other artists.The Captain And Tennille’s version of Love Will Keep Us Together was the biggest selling song in America in 1975 and Is This The Way To Amarillo sang by Tony Christie and featuring Peter Kay spent seven weeks at Number 1 in the UK in 2005,eventually becoming the third highest selling song of the 2000’s decade.
‘There’s a garden of Eden at the house next door to mine.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
540-Tom Tom Club-Wordy Rappinghood.
1981-Number 7 single.
Best Bit-At 1.44.Where would we be without words?
Every song would be an instrumental.
Tom Tom Club were formed in 1981 by husband and wife Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz,they were also one half of the critically renowned group Talking Heads who were on hiatus at the time.
The song questions the true value of words and shows how they can be manipulated.Part of the song uses the traditional Moroccan children’s song and game ‘A Ram Sam Sam.’
The song was released only a few months after Blondie’s Billboard Number 1 ‘Rapture,’which like Wordy Rappinghood was rapped by a white female vocalist and bared little resemblance to the Rap that was emerging from America at that time.
‘Eat your words but don’t go hungry words have always nearly hung me.’
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Look-a-here what’s all this
Never thought I’d do this before
but here i am a-knockin’ on her door
my cars out front and it’s all mine
just a 41 Ford,not a 59
I got that girl and I’m thinkin’ to myself
she’s sure fine lookin’ man
wow,she’s somethin’ else.

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
541-Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway-Where Is The Love.
1972-Number 29 single.
Best Bit-At 1.27.Sometimes you wonder why such a great song only lasts 2.40,i guess you can always play it again.
Where Is The Love was written by Ralph MacDonald(March 15,1944-December 18,2011,) his other two famous songs are ‘Just The Two Of Us’ made famous by Bill Withers and ‘Calypso Breakdown’ which features on the soundtrack of ‘Saturday Night Fever.’
Donny Hathaway dueted many times with Roberta Flack during the course of his short career.Music critics rate him as one of the great innovators in Soul music.
In 1973 he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia,he committed suicide in 1979 at the age of 33.
‘Where is the love you said you’d give to me soon as you were free.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
542-Showaddywaddy-Hey Rock and Roll.
1974-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 0.25.The best Rock ‘N’ Roll song to not have been made in the 1950’s
Showaddywaddy were formed in 1973 in Leicester from two local bands,’Choise’ and ‘The Golden Hammers.’Their initial success was gained after winning an edition of the Television talent show ‘New Faces’ and going on to be overall runners up in the final in 1973.
Hey Rock and Roll is credited as being written by all of the band,but the majority of their hits were cover versions of 1950’s and 1960’s songs.Between 1974-1982 they amassed a total of 23 top 40 singles including their only Number 1 ‘Under The Moon Of Love.’
‘And you kids get on your feet now and get ready and it’s Rock and Roll.’
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